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Singapore on Saturday confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 102, according to the nation's health ministry. The new cases, which include a domestic worker from the Philippines, were all linked to the Wizlearn Technologies cluster, a technology hub here, Channel News Asia quoted a statement from the health ministry as saying. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T9Y9LR

Now, after an 18-year war, the possibility of peace has emerged as the United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal Saturday, one that could offer a glimmer of hope to war-weary Afghans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2weRrev

The US signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan over the next 14 months, hopefully ending the 18-year-war. US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the deal in Doha, Qatar. For Afghans, the deal gives hope. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wT4ylP

"We will swiftly compile a second emergency package" by using reserve funds worth more than 270 billion yen ($2.5 billion) in around 10 days, Abe told a news conference. In mid-February the government set aside an initial 15.3 billion yen for the fight against the virus, including money to boost testing, strengthen inspections at borders and support manufacturers of face masks from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38djW9E

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The contest in South Carolina, the fourth state to vote on which Democrat will challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November, takes place just three days before Super Tuesday races in 14 states, which will award one-third of the available national delegates in a single day. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vswA7l

"The issue of coronavirus is something that is now the government's top priority," he told broadcasters in his first statement on the disease, adding that he would be chairing a meeting of ministers and officials on the subject on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39dlB0j

Asia Bibi has lived in Canada since she was released by Pakistan last year. She expressed her desire to live in France in an interview on French radio RTL on Monday. Macron's office said French authorities are ``ready to welcome Asia Bibi and her family in France if this is what they wish to do.`` from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wPKKzN

Thousands of people are marching on a boulevard in central Moscow to commemorate Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader who was gunned down five years ago. The Saturday afternoon march also is protesting proposed constitutional changes that are seen as a way for President Vladimir Putin to retain power once his term ends in 2024. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I6fNKb

A banner with the slogan - 'Pakistani Army Epicenter of International Terrorism' - has been put up at the iconic Broken Chair during the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. It aims to draw attention to global terrorism emanating from Pakistan and to urge the United Nations to take immediate steps to deal with the threats to global security. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VIcZer

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US health officials on Friday reported a third case of the new coronavirus transmitted to a person who did not travel overseas or come in contact with anyone known to be ill, indicating the disease was spreading in the country. The new case concerned a person living in the western state of Oregon. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T93HWX

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US President Donald Trump announced Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe as his intelligence chief on Friday. The 53-year-old Trump loyalist was nominated as director of national intelligence after Dan Coats stepped down in July last year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VvE3gB

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The United States has delayed a regional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month due to fears of the coronavirus. Leaders from the Association of South East Asian Nations had been due to be hosted by President Donald Trump on March 14. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aeoRbN

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The United States has delayed a regional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month due to fears of the coronavirus. Leaders from the Association of South East Asian Nations had been due to be hosted by President Donald Trump on March 14. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aeoRbN

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"Our leaders behave like children so it falls to us to be the adults in the room. They are failing us but we will not back down," the 17-year-old said as she addressed some 20,000 people at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BY24C) event. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VC011o

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Among the events that will be effected are the annual Geneva International Motor Show, which was due to take place from March 5-15 and draws tens of thousands of visitors every year. Organizers of the auto show did not provide immediate comment on the Swiss government announcement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2whfxFi

In an interesting move, cash-strapped Pakistan has invited the US to join the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, an ambitious infrastructure project looked with suspicion by the Trump administration for being non-transparent. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uzD57Y

A spokesman for Iran's Health Ministry says the new coronavirus has killed 34 people amid 388 confirmed cases in Iran. Iran has the highest death toll for the virus and the illness it causes, COVID-19, outside of China, the epicenter of the outbreak. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T8Uspy

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Uncertainty grew over the political fate of Malaysia's 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad on Friday after the royal palace rejected a plan for selecting a new prime minister announced by the man who has dominated the country for decades. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32xVazU

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An air strike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vdZOXN

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The Scottish parliament has approved plans to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so. The legislation would make tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost of 24.1 million pounds. The Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill passed through its first stage with 112 votes in favour, none against and one abstention. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T6BAI4

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The Taliban governed Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, imposing strict Islamic sharia law before being ousted and launching an insurgency. The Taliban originated among young Afghans who studied in Sunni Islamic schools called madrassas in Pakistan. They are named from talib, the Arabic word for student. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32tkKWS

A graphic published on Thursday by the agency shows that the virus has spread to 20 of Iran's 31 provinces. The hardest-hit among them remained the province home to the holy Shiite city of Qom, with 63 confirmed cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I1YVnI

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"I don't think it's inevitable. I think that there's a chance that it could get worse, a chance it could get fairly substantially worse, but nothing's inevitable," Trump told reporters at the White Houseon Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T3xal6

Blasphemy is a hugely inflammatory charge in Pakistan. No wonder then that politicians are mostly extremely reluctant to speak out against any aspect of the blasphemy law, and PM Imran Khan notably voiced his full support for the legislation during his successful 2018 election campaign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T1n5oI

"I don't think it's inevitable. I think that there's a chance that it could get worse, a chance it could get fairly substantially worse, but nothing's inevitable," Trump told reporters at the White Houseon Wednesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T3xal6

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The government is "suspending entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque temporarily", the foreign ministry said in a statement, referring to the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be undertaken at any time of year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T6kYAh

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